Short-Mediaware: Antivirus

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edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
"Very few problems can render a great computer useless as quickly as a virus. The best way to avoid this grim scenario is to install and maintain a robust anti-virus program. We asked the members at Short-Media to tell us which program they rely on to defend their computers against a viral catastrophe. We had a clear winner."


A brand new section of Short-Media headed up by Profdlp and Spinner! This is going to be great as this regular feature is compiled from their expertise and the forum members about different tools to get the best out of your PC.

It will be a handy resource guide updated and added to regularily and appear on the front page right column under SHORTMEDIAWARE.

Check out the first ever article here.

Comments

  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    woohoo! short-media gets even better!
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    w00t! That article is great.

    And it really beats the hell outta Mossberg's article telling us to switch to Macs to avoid viruses!
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited October 2003
    Great article Prof! :)

    Switch to Mac? Hell no. I'd rather deal with Code Red than use a Macintrash.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    :vimp: Good writtin', Prof!
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Outstanding.... great job. Side note: My Company uses both McAfee & Norton for PC's under our full support but installs AVG for all visitors and guests to ensure a secure network environment.
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited October 2003
    Good article man.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Well done, Steve.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Well done!

    I liked the format.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I dont use any Anti-Virus software as none of it seems to use less than 15-20MB, as that much memory usage for that is obscene.

    Also, have you ever noticed, Norton and Mcafee don't actually have a CLOSE or EXIT button just to make them go away?

    I just don't like the actual lack of control that they have now. All I want is something installed so I can scan the occasional file, but now they want to be permanently resident and even when you manage to close that and the scanning engine, some random process from it is still using 6MB RAM for no reason at all.

    Guess that was more of a rant than anything, but still, I want controlable Anti-Virus :(

    NS
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited October 2003
    Thanks for all of the kind words - it's not as easy as it sometimes looks! I'm hoping to do better on the next one.

    It was nice to give something back to this great site!

    :respect: Short-Media!
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